We have known and believe the love that God has for us.
–1 John 4:16a (NRSVUE)

The word for this new year 
that came to you 
–of all the words, this one 
and of all people, you– 
what if it isn’t what you should be 
but what you already are? 
What if it isn’t what you should do 
but what God is already doing in you? 
What if it’s both what you seek 
and what you already have? 

You know enough 
to believe God loves you. 
All God is asking of you this year 
is to receive it.
Let Love sink in
and settle
into all the places 
your fears are hiding.

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.
–1 John 4:16b

Credits and References:
Stones by *BlueMoon. Used with permission
You Know Enough by Esther Hizsa, 2026
#36 in explore by ashley rose,. Used with permission

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